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cable television

(Encyclopedia)cable television, the transmission of televised images to viewers by means of coaxial cables. Cable systems receive the television signal, which is sent out over cables to individual subscribers, by a...

television

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Video transmission and reception of color and black-and-white television: The camera lens focuses collected light rays into mirrors, which separate the image into its three primary color compon...

cable

(Encyclopedia)cable, originally wire cordage of great strength or heavy metal chain used for hauling, towing, supporting the roadway of a suspension bridge, or securing a large ship to its anchor or mooring. Today ...

Atlantic cable

(Encyclopedia)Atlantic cable: see cable.

coaxial cable

(Encyclopedia)coaxial cable: see cable.

educational television

(Encyclopedia)educational television: see audiovisual education. ...

television microscope

(Encyclopedia)television microscope: see microscope. ...

Federal Communications Commission

(Encyclopedia)Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. The FCC is co...

Cable, George Washington

(Encyclopedia)Cable, George Washington, 1844–1925, American author, b. New Orleans. He is remembered primarily for his early sketches and novels of creole life, which established his reputation as an important lo...

Children's Television Workshop

(Encyclopedia)Children's Television Workshop: see Cooney, Joan Ganz. ...